Jadane Lars was a Force-sensitive Human male, Jedi Knight of the old Jedi Order, and participant in the Clone Wars. After the fall of the Republic, he created a center of resistance against the Empire on the planet Roon. Later, two dozen more planets joined Roon, founding the Roonian Coalition. In 2 BBY, Lars became one of the founders of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. After the Galactic Civil War, he was elected senator in the New Republic from Roon. In 6 ABY, Jadane Lars seized power in the New Republic with the support of Admiral Thrawn's Imperial fleet. In 7 ABY, Lars reestablished the Jedi Order and led it for the next twenty years.